A Kolomoki Prayer Walk (Dec 31–Jan 3)
by Jennifer Greene-Sullivan
For a long time, I have lived with my life neatly divided.
There was faith, and then there was everything else.
Work and worship. Creativity and obedience. Marriage and ministry.
Joy in one place. Weariness tucked quietly away in another.
None of it was intentional. It was survival. Lately, the Lord has been gently—and persistently—inviting me to stop living in pieces. He explained that I do not need to try harder or do more, but I only need to trust Him enough to bring all of myself into His presence without any editing. I sense Him asking me to stop compartmentalizing my life and my faith—and instead to allow every part of me to be turned over to His redesign.
A Companion for the Walk
Before heading to Kolomoki this year, I opened a planner I ordered back in October—a Jesus-Centered Planner designed not around productivity, but around presence.
What struck me immediately was its gentleness.
There is no pressure to plan the entire year. No urgency to perform. Each month begins with space to ask Jesus what matters, to reflect on life as it truly is, and to invite Him into habits, relationships, and rhythms with intention.
As I prepare for this prayer walk, this planner will come with me—not as a checklist, but as a companion. A place to listen. A place to write prayers instead of plans, a place to generate questions instead of conclusions, and a place to surrender instead of control.
I’m not using it to divide my life into spiritual and practical sections. I’m using it as a way to integrate everything—faith, family, work, creativity, rest—into one honest conversation with Jesus.
The Circle: Letting Jesus See My Whole Life
One page in the planner especially caught my attention: a simple circle labeled “Life.” At first glance, it seemed almost too simple. But the longer I sat with it, the more sacred it became.
The circle isn’t asking me to fix anything.
It isn’t asking me to prioritize, to improve, or to optimize.
It’s simply asking me to notice.
As I sit with that circle, I’m invited to ask:
- What is actually filling my life and my time right now?
- What am I carrying with me into 2026?
- What joy has filled my life?
- What feels heavy to me right now?
- What have I avoided naming or relinquishing to Him?
This circle feels like an altar space. A place to say:
Jesus, this is my life as it is. Meet me here exactly where I am.
I plan to sit with this page during the prayer walk—perhaps returning to it each day—allowing the Lord to gently reveal what He already sees, and trusting Him with what He wants to redesign.
A Kolomoki Prayer Walk Reflection
December 31 – January 3
Each year, my family goes on a camping trip after Christmas. We travel together at the end of the year/the beginning of a new one for simplicity and for reflection. It’s a sacred pause—a way of ending one year and opening another without rushing.
This year, I commit to walk and to pray each day so that this year I am fully surrendered to Jesus with intentionality and relationality.
If you find yourself longing for that similar kind of space, I invite you to walk and to pray with me this week.
December 31 — Letting Go of the Divisions
As you walk today, notice the ground beneath your feet, contemplate the path and the stillness.
Gently reflect:
- Where have I separated parts of my life just to cope?
- What have I offered God freely?
- What have I quietly kept to myself?
You might open the Life circle today and simply sit with it—no writing required.
Pray:
Jesus, I bring You all that this year has been—named and unnamed. I release the need to organize my life without You.
Let the year end without summaries or resolutions–just reflect with honesty.
Scriptural Themes: honesty, release, ending without performance
Psalm 139:23–24 (NIV)
“Search me, God, and know my heart;
test me and know my anxious thoughts.
See if there is any offensive way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting.”
Ecclesiastes 3:6b (NIV)
“A time to keep and a time to throw away.”
Lamentations 3:22–23 (NIV)
“Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed,
for his compassions never fail.
They are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.”
Why these fit:
This day is about release, not review. These verses invite God to see everything that you thought was hidden without shame. Let the year close gently.
January 1 — Offering the Whole Self
Today isn’t about becoming someone new. It’s about becoming undivided.
As you walk and pray, place a hand over your heart and breathe slowly.
Reflect:
- What part of me longs to be seen by God right now?
- What part of me is afraid of being redesigned?
You might begin to write inside the circle—words, phrases, prayers—letting your life appear as it truly is.
Pray:
Lord, I offer You my whole self—my faith, my fears, my hopes, my limitations. I trust You with what I don’t yet understand.
Scriptural Themes: surrender, belonging, undivided life
Romans 12:1 (NIV)
“Therefore, I urge you… to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.”
Matthew 11:28 (NIV)
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”
Psalm 62:8 (NIV)
“Trust in him at all times, you people;
pour out your hearts to him,
for God is our refuge.”
Why these fit:
January 1 isn’t about reinvention—it’s about presentation. These verses affirm that God receives us as we are whenever we are ready to draw close in relationship with Him.
January 2 — Trusting the Redesign
Redesign takes time. It requires access, and access requires trust. As you walk and pray today, notice signs of life—trees, water, light, movement.
Reflect:
- Where have I resisted change because it felt unsafe?
- Where might God already be reshaping me in His love and in His correction?
You may notice the circle filling—not with answers but with awareness.
Pray:
Jesus, I don’t ask You to preserve what is comfortable. I ask You to transform what is true. Teach me to trust Your plans.
Scriptural Themes: transformation, patience, God’s workmanship
Jeremiah 18:6 (NIV)
“Like clay in the hand of the potter, so are you in my hand…”
2 Corinthians 3:18 (NIV)
“And we all… are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory…”
Psalm 127:1 (NIV)
“Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain.”
Why these fit:
This day acknowledges process. These verses remind us that God reshapes slowly, lovingly, and intentionally.
January 3 — Walking Forward Undivided
This is not a finish line. It’s a way of walking, prayerfully.
As you walk and pray today, consider:
- What would it look like to live this year without compartments?
- How might my faith change if every part of my life is invited into God’s presence?
Pray:
Lord, help me walk forward whole—not perfect, not finished, but fully Yours. Teach me to live integrated, honest, and free.
Carry this posture home with you inside your quiet time and your prayer closet. If you are lacking time inside your prayer closet, what can you rearrange to make space and time for intimate time with Jesus?
Scriptural Themes: integration, obedience, moving ahead with wholeness
Luke 9:23 (NIV)
“Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.”
Proverbs 3:5–6 (NIV)
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding…”
James 1:8 (NIV)
“Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do.”
Why these fit:
Today, let’s focus on turning our surrender into a way of living—not perfectly, but let us commit to living faithfully and fully focused on Jesus.
A Culminating Reflection — Walking Forward Whole
As this prayer walk comes to a close, it becomes clear that this time of reflection is not about arriving anywhere new, but it is about how we are choosing to walk forward from here.
Living undivided does not mean everything is resolved.
It does not mean every question is answered or every habit perfected.
It means we stop asking Jesus to meet us only in the quiet corners of our lives and begin inviting Him into every room, every facet, every pathway.
An undivided life is not louder or more impressive, yet it is a life presented to your Creator with truth, honesty, and trust.
It is a life where prayer is no longer an activity we fit into our schedule, but prayer is a posture we return to with every concern regardless of how mundane or insipid it may seem. Our prayer closet is not a place of guilt or lack, but a place of invitation. Where time with Jesus is not something we strive to protect, but something we rearrange our lives to make room for each day.
As you prepare to pray, consider this gently:
- What part of your life is Jesus asking to be invited into—not fixed, just seen?
- What might need to be laid down, rearranged, or released so that intimacy with Him is no longer compartmentalized?
- What would it look like to carry this walk home—not as a memory, but as a way of living?
This is not the end of the walk. It is the beginning of a life walked whole, surrendered to the One who died just for you.
A Closing Prayer
Jesus,
Thank You for meeting us not only in sacred spaces,
but in ordinary places—on trails, in quiet mornings,
at the turning of the year. We bring You our whole lives, just as they are.
Redesign us with mercy. Lead us without rushing.
Teach us to walk undivided into whatever comes next. Amen.
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